Roone Arledge Quotes

A collection of quotes by Roone Arledge.

Roone Arledge (N/A)

I think we have erred on the side of being too conservative

I think we have erred on the side of being too conservative so far, to tell you the truth.

Truth

The current wisdom now is that if the three networks are cov

The current wisdom now is that if the three networks are covering the news the same way the difference is the anchor people. I think that won't be true in the future.

Wisdom

I don't expect to win every battle but I think Fred Pierce h

I don't expect to win every battle but I think Fred Pierce has enough respect for me that I can go fight my battles and win my share.

Respect

His act was rather that of a harmless lunatic than an enemy.

His act was rather that of a harmless lunatic than an enemy. We were not so new to the country as not to know that the solitary life of many a plainsman had a tendency to develop eccentricities of conduct and character not always easily distinguishable from mental aberration. A man is like a tree: in a forest of his fellows he will grow as straight as his generic and individual nature permits; alone, in the open, he yields to the deforming stresses and tortions that environ him.

Sleep